US hog inventory up 3 percent

WASHINGTON — As of June 1, there were 73.5 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, up 3 percent from June 2017, and up 1 percent from March 1, 2018, according to the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report published June 28 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).